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| Lauren Weinberg |
Peloton brings on Lauren Weinberg as CMO. Weinberg succeeds Leslie Berland, who left the company earlier this month for the CMO spot at Verizon. Weinberg was previously at Intuit, where she served as SVP, chief marketing and revenue officer for QuickBooks. Prior, she was CMO for Square, which provides technology and software solutions for global small business owners. She has also held marketing roles at Yahoo, MTV and AOL. Based in New York City, Weinberg will oversee brand and product marketing, growth marketing, creative, consumer insights, membership, and global communications. "Lauren's growth-first mindset, coupled with her proven ability to deliver growth at scale will be critical assets for our revitalized brand," said Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy.
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| Paul Newton |
Antenna Group appoints Paul Newton as its first EVP of integration & innovation. Before joining Antenna Group, Newton spent a decade at Edelman, where he designed, built, and oversaw Edelman’s global project management department. Under his leadership, the team scaled substantially and enabled multidisciplinary integration and complex multi-channel execution for some of Edelman’s largest and most complex clients. At Antenna, Newton will ensure the development of strategic integrated campaigns. “Driving true service integration and creating frictionless, high-value experiences for our client partners is essential to Antenna’s continued growth – and there is no one better than Paul Newton to lead that charge,” said Antenna Group CEO Keith Zakheim.
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| Sam Cannizzaro |
Deerfield Agency, which works with life science companies, names Sam Cannizzaro as its first chief creative officer. Cannizzaro joins Deerfield from Elevate Healthcare Marketing, where he was EVP, executive creative director, overseeing creative strategy for the company's pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device clients. He previously was EVP, executive creative director at GSW Advertising. In his new post, Cannizzaro will direct creative strategy and vision for Deerfield Agency and its clients. "Sam is a seasoned creative strategist and leader with a proven track record of conceptualizing and orchestrating memorable brand and digital experiences and leading teams to deliver innovative solutions for clients,” said Deerfield Agency managing partner Frank Burrell.
Bastion appoints Jody Sowa as managing director, PR in the US, strengthening the company’s growing presence in Los Angeles and New York... The Davis Companies, a Boston-based real estate developer, appoints Andrea Simpson as EVP of creative, brand and communications... CBIZ, a professional services advisor, appoints Christopher Sikora as VP, investor relations and corporate finance.
Nick Clegg, who was global affairs president at Meta in a seven-year run, has joined London's Hiro Capital investment firm as a general partner.
Burson brings on Bruce Haynes, who served as global co-chairman of the crisis communications and issues management unit at FGS Global, as U.S. head of public affairs.
The Herald Group, a DC-based public affairs firm, brings on DDC Public Affairs SVP, creative director Brad Whitford as chief creative officer... Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute hires former Mastercard VP of marketing Dana Bodine as its first CMO... Reinsurance Group of America, a life and health reinsurer, appoints Ryan Krueger as SVP, investor relations, effective Jan. 5, 2026.
Edelman has named Anna Vogt, who is EMEA chief strategy officer at VML, as its
